1855 Russian antique niello 84 silver box

1855 Russian antique niello 84 silver box^Sale

$252.00
Regular price ~~$353.00~~

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Vendor: Andrei A. Kovalski

Type: Silver box

Description

Decorated with 2 city (capriccio) views on both sides. Needs care of jeweler such gentle solder. Assay master Andrei A. Kovalski; maker is TB.
Size app.: 7 cm (roughly 2.7) long. Good condition, damages, wear, rubbing to niello. Please study high-res pictures for cosmetic condition! In person actual item may appear darker or brighter than in our pictures, strictly depending on sufficient light in your environment. Weight is 70 gr it is going to measure some 0.25 kg of volume packed for shipment.
The grooves on the silver surface were cut by hand with a chisel (engraving) and subsequently covered with black enamel or inked with special compositions. This jewelry technique was very popular in Russia. For a long time, small objects of applied art have become objects of a collecting passion that has no geographical or temporal boundaries - elegant boxes for various purposes, the most massive of which were snuff boxes. Interest in them, however, is quite understandable: their collections reflected historical events and artistic styles, the social status of the owners, social preferences, fashion trends and technical progress.